Proverbs 19:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
    for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
²⁰Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom in ^(A)the future.
²¹^(B)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but ^(C)it is the purpose of the Lord ^(D)that will stand.

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Proverbs 19:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

²⁰Listen to advice and accept discipline,^(A)
and at the end you will be counted among the wise.^(B)

²¹Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.^(C)

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